show episodes
 
Artwork

1
Mandolin Secrets Podcast

Magnus Zetterlund & Hayes Griffin

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
This podcast is for every mandolin and guitar player who wants an inspiration boost. Hosts Magnus Zetterlund and Hayes Griffin share professional tips, experiences, and stories that will support every music maker on their journey.
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
With Ron McKinnon. If you geek out on minutiæ regarding music interpretation, history, acoustics and theory (and seriously who doesn't?) I invite you to join me on the Mandolin Minute. Available wherever podcasts are heard. Suggestions/comments can be sent to https://www.twitter.com/ron_mckinnon
  continue reading
 
The IBMA Award winning podcast for anyone and everyone who loves bluegrass. Free fiddle tune backing tracks and interviews with amazing people from the world of bluegrass. For every tune we give you four brand new tracks: - Backup 4 times through (you play the tune or improvise breaks) - Tune 4 times through (you play backup) - ‘Jam Along’ (4 complete run throughs, alternating backup and tune) - Full performance For more info and chord charts, visit https://bluegrassjamalong.com. Hope you fi ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Basic Folk

The Bluegrass Situation

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Weekly
 
Basic Folk features honest conversations with folk musicians hosted by Cindy Howes, a well-versed public radio DJ, and singer/songwriter Lizzie No. While we’re not gassing up the banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin, Basic Folk approaches interviews with warmth, humor and insightful (invasive?) questions. This podcast fosters the folk community and showcases a genre that is often misunderstood. Our definition of “folk” is extremely broad, so you’ll hear interviews from Molly Tuttle, Ben Harper ...
  continue reading
 
Inside the Banjoverse connects with the unique journeys of music’s most celebrated roots artists - delving into the thoughts, emotions and experiences that drive and inspire them to art and to greatness. The podcast is hosted by Enda Scahill, winner of the 2022 Steve Martin Prize for excellence in banjo, and founder of Irish crossover supergroup We Banjo 3. Enda is a multiple national champion on banjo and mandolin. He now creates the very best online learning resources for Irish tenor banjo ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
Scottish and Irish folk songs combined with the Lord of the Rings music and a wee bit o’Celtic fun. The Brobdingnagian Bards (pronounced brob-din-nahg-EE-en) were The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo from Austin, Texas. Their unique brand of folk music on the autoharp, recorder, and mandolin made them one of the most-popular Celtic music groups online where they continue to give away thousands of free Celtic MP3 downloads daily. From 1999 to 2008, the Brobdingnagian Bards performed coas ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Fiddle Studio

Meg Wobus Beller

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Weekly
 
The glasses clink and the talk and laughter grow louder. In the corner of the pub, musicians sit and play traditional dance tunes that make your feet want to stomp and slide. Join fiddler Meg Wobus Beller as she brings you along into the world of fiddling and traditional music, from bow-grips and double stops to Old-Time tunes and Irish jigs.
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
For years the picture of the man with the oxcart has hung on the wall of her Aunt and Uncle's house. It never occurred to Tory that one day she might actually find herself in the picture. She frees Neal, an imp who has been imprisoned in Castle Hildegard for two hundred years. Together, they journey through the world of the Kingdom Trees, racing to break the spell that has bound the world together - in war. King Delphic is bent on taking the spell for himself, and becoming monarch of all. To ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
GRASS ROOTS MUSIC UK

The Grass Roots Music UK Podcast

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly+
 
Innervation Studios in Benfleet, Essex (SS7 2NQ) is the perfect place for any aspiring singer songwriter to get professional advice, expertise and guidance in bringing your songs to life. Record your music, individually or with the option of session musicians, giving you exactly the results you wanted and much more. Here at Innervation Studios we have all the experience, guidance and support you would ever need to get the songs out of your head and onto cd or digital media. Tuition available ...
  continue reading
 
Ray DeVito (The Jim Gaffigan Show, MTV) & sometimes Bob Biggerstaff (Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing) cohost The Rock Bottom Podcast.. formerly known as The Ghole. They host the podcast out of NYC, every Monday and they have a guest comedian or two. Every episode the guests have to reveal a guilty pleasure they have, or at least an opinion or stance that they have that goes agains the public opinion. It's an unfiltered podcast, it can also be followed on Instagram and twitter at @thegholepod
  continue reading
 
64 Nicolas Cage movies go head to head to ultimately answer the question, "What is the best Nic Cage movie of all time?" Face/Off vs Jiu Jitsu, Gone in 60 Seconds vs Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Raising Arizona vs Trapped in Paradise, Pig vs Left Behind, Willy’s Wonderland vs Snake Eyes. Two Cages enter, one Cage leaves. This is Cage Match.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Acoustic Music Talk with Brad Apple

Acoustic Music Talk with Brad Apple

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Daily+
 
On Acoustic Music Talk we'll be interviewing artists and talking about all facets of acoustic music, including performing, instruments, recording techniques, and much more. The world of acoustic music is a wonderful one, and we want to explore it along with you! Join us for the ride. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brad-apple/support
  continue reading
 
The Travis Book Happy Hour is hosted by Travis Book of the GRAMMY Award-winning band, The Infamous Stringdusters. The show’s focus is musical collaboration and conversation around matters of being. The podcast is the best of the interview and music from the live show recorded in Brevard, NC, and is brought to you by Americana Vibes and The Bluegrass Situation. Support this podcast: https://bit.ly/3UDay92
  continue reading
 
Does the question “What’s for dinner?” make you groan with despair? Are you lacking both time AND inspiration? Author Yumi Stynes and cookbook publisher Simon Davis are both busy, love food, and here to help. In a podcast you can whack on for the drive home from work, you get meal ideas realistic enough to be cooked that night, AND you get laughs while learning more about the food you've been cooking every day. Easy recipes and cooking hacks that will save you time and get you loving food ag ...
  continue reading
 
Orson Welles had quite a career in radio, from his days as The Shadow and his Mercury Theatre On The Air, to the radio version of his Third Man character from the movie, and beyond. This podcast will replay his radio performances from his various series and guest appearances.
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
Wyatt Ellis can’t even drive a car but he’s making waves in the bluegrass community. A prolific tune-writer and a dedicated student of the mandolin, he’s growing and learning at a rate you only find in the under 20 set. I was surprised to find that he’s also humble, articulate, and a total professional. It’s not hard to envision him reaching the hi…
  continue reading
 
Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest on the podcast this week is Winston Mitchell from Into the Fog. They have a great new album called Carolina Moon that will be available everywhere on August 2nd. You purchase a copy (or pre order) you can head over…
  continue reading
 
My guest this week is Roger Siminoff. Not only is Roger an authority on instrument making, the physics of music and tap tuning, he's also an expert on the life and work of Lloyd Loar. Loar worked at Gibson in the early 1920s and oversaw the production of some truly remarkable, game changing instruments - most notably the F5 mandolin, which went on …
  continue reading
 
In this month’s episode, Magnus and Hayes are discussing: What is the best low-cost or "budget" instrument you've played? What is your favorite instrument shop and why? Do you perform any mandolin maintenance/repair yourself or take it to a luthier? Magnus's new lesson for the fiddle tune Red Haired Boy with some Adam Steffey Hero Licks. Here are t…
  continue reading
 
It's funny to realise just how inevitable it is that when you first get a mandolin slicer (also known as a 'V-Slicer'), you are likely to cut your fingertips or knuckles a few times before giving the gadget the respect (and caution) it deserves! Simon has a couple of golden rules for staying safe when using it... and a beautiful salad that makes th…
  continue reading
 
A couple of listeners have asked us to talk you through Tapioca Pudding. It's the sort of thing you can buy in the fridge section of health food stores and at specialty Thai Dessert Takeaway places - but unlike it's spiritual sister Bubble Tea, this is pretty easy to make! Boil 3 cups of water Add in 1/2 cup of tapioca pearls Stir and keep an eye o…
  continue reading
 
Why does the fiddle squeak? If only we knew. Hang on, we do know! I offer lots of diagnosis and advice for how to get to the bottom of squeaking. Together we can not squeak as much. The tune for this week is Marion Reece's version of Cumberland Gap. Email me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com. Listen and subscribe on Apple Music, Spotify, or Buzzsprou…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to this week’s Bluegrass Briefing, a weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass. Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode. News and Announcements (Church Street News) IBMA news & info Releases (The Grass is New) The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlist Other bits Sign up for emails https…
  continue reading
 
We discuss the utter absence of cooking with cactus in our lives (!) and a cookbook which I have loved by Nik Sharma called VEG-TABLE. To make the recipe, you need 500g Orecchiette (thus named because the tiny scooped pieces look like a baby's ear 285g frozen peas 11/2 tsp cumin seeds and 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed in a mortar and pestle…
  continue reading
 
Oh, hi there, let us just take off these long legs. We went to see Cage in the new Oz Perkins/Neon movie: Longlegs. It was a blast watching a Cage movie in theaters with other people including several of our Patreon supporters. Long time guest, John, joins us to chat about prosthetics, horror, and movie snacks. Some spoilers abound. This is Cage Ma…
  continue reading
 
Originally from Devon, the English singer-songwriter John Smith got his start playing bars and clubs in Liverpool, both with his own songs and as a side player for artists like Lianne La Havas, Lisa Hannigan and David Gray. Growing up with folk music and guitar music influences from Eric Clapton to Maria Callas to Nick Drake, John’s sensitivity as …
  continue reading
 
This week we feature multi-instrumentalist and singer Keith Little. We talk with Keith about his long career in bluegrass starting on the west coast playing with Vern and Ray and various other California bands, then working with the Country Gentlemen, going to Nashville to work with Ricky Skaggs and Dolly Parton and then back out west to work with …
  continue reading
 
My guest this week is Alister Atkin of Atkin Guitars. I've been following Atkin's progress for a few years now and have been blown away by the quality of guitars they're producing. They combine some cutting edge techniques with a bespoke approach, to bring out the uniqueness of every guitar they make. As Alister puts it: 'We're all about getting th…
  continue reading
 
Grammy winning Panamanian jazz musician Danilo Pérez is many things - pianist, composer, educator, humanitarian, organizer of the Panama Jazz Festival, UNESCO Artist for Peace and Panama's Cultural Ambassador. In this podcast he talks about his new album Lumen that he recorded with Sweden's Bohuslän Big Band.…
  continue reading
 
On today's episode Simon and Yumi reminisce about when they first started recording the podcast more than 280 episodes ago - in the KiiS Sydney studios, using Kyle Sandilands's diamond-encrusted microphone. It's been an incredibly fun and delicious ride since then and today's a bit of a full-circle moment as Simon builds on that first ever episode'…
  continue reading
 
What is the best age to start? There is an exact and definite best age to begin playing the fiddle and if you don't start then you're doomed. I'm kidding. The tune for this week is Horses in the Canebreak. Email me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com. Listen and subscribe on Apple Music, Spotify, or Buzzsprout. Find me on YouTube and Bandcamp. Here are…
  continue reading
 
Last week we lost Happy Traum, one of the shining lights of acoustic music for over half a century. It’s hard to fully grasp, in our online world where everything is right there whenever we need it, just what an enormous contribution Happy and the Homespun team made to helping people learn roots and acoustic music. I was lucky enough to get to chat…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to this week’s Bluegrass Briefing, a weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass. Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode. News and Announcements (Church Street News) IBMA award nominees Releases (The Grass is New) David Grisman & the Rounder Album Band - Live at Grass Valley The Grass …
  continue reading
 
Some great info in today's episode about why some foods burn while we're cooking them EVEN WHEN WE'RE RIGHT THERE WATCHING. It's all about SUGAR content! Whether in a bolognese sauce or the fancy toast you keep burning, WHY? And what to do about it? PLUS - try this brilliant Teriyaki Sauce recipe that is TOO EASY to believe! TERIYUMMY CHICKEN 500g …
  continue reading
 
Today our guest is Matt Webb, a virtuoso tinkerer and creative whose experiments with interaction design and technology have led to such apps as the Galaxy Compass (an app that features an arrow pointing to the center of the universe) and Poem/1, a hardware clock that offers a rhyming poem devised by AI. He’s also a regular essayist on his blog Int…
  continue reading
 
In this podcast, Raymond Bisha talks with American composer Margaret Brouwer about the inspiration and compositional approach behind the orchestral pieces on the programme of her new album. Spanning a period of twenty-four years, the works are brilliantly performed by Marin Alsop and the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, vividly capturing the mu…
  continue reading
 
Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guests this week on the podcast are Steve Smith and Tim May. In their latest release, The Hillsboro Hay Incident, TheTim May & Steve Smith Duo deliver a collection oforiginal instrumentals that take listeners on anenchan…
  continue reading
 
This week we feature fiddle player Jim VanCleve. We talk with Jim about his early days in Florida, his work with bands like Lou Reid and Carolina, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Mountain Heart and the Appalachian Road Show. We also discuss his mentoring of the young band Indigo Roots, who are featured in our July 2024 issue.…
  continue reading
 
Editor's note: For this episode, we invited our friend Dawn Landes to interview Peggy Seeger. Dawn was the perfect choice to interview the feminist folk icon. She recently joined us on a special episode with Aoife O'Donovan to discuss their feminist-themed new albums. We're thrilled to welcome Dawn back as guest host! I can’t believe it took me 40 …
  continue reading
 
On today's episode I take care to explain exactly what is meant by the Very Online term, 'Girl Dinner'... and I have a girl dinner of my own to share, based on this recipe - but not much like it at all. YUMI'S GIRL DINNER FLATBREAD 1 x small, round za'atar flatbread, shop bought about 150g of halloumi cheese, grated 1 x medium zucchini, shaved into…
  continue reading
 
In this special series from Sideways, called A New Frontier, Matthew Syed explores the most out of this world ethical questions posed by the evolution of human space exploration.He takes us into the cosmos with stories from astronauts who’ve been there and those who can only dream of going, to explore the moral debates that have permeated space exp…
  continue reading
 
In this special series from Sideways, called A New Frontier, Matthew Syed explores the most out of this world ethical questions posed by the evolution of human space exploration.He takes us into the cosmos with stories from astronauts who’ve been there and those who can only dream of going, to explore the moral debates that have permeated space exp…
  continue reading
 
Brian Fletcher of Huge at SXSW | Join us for a talk on the next evolution of user interfaces. Traditional static interfaces fall short of meeting the diverse needs of users and dynamic contexts. Discover how you can enable interfaces to adapt in real-time, tailoring presentation, functionality, and content. Explore advancements in AI, NLP, edge com…
  continue reading
 
People play the fiddle for all kinds of reasons, and as a fiddler and fiddle teacher they often tell me all about it. I talk about some of the variety of reasons I've heard from adult fiddlers for why they're voluntarily choosing to take up this rewarding and challenging new hobby! Our Tune this week is a funky Sally in the Garden I got from Marion…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to this week’s Bluegrass Briefing, a weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass. Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode. News and Announcements (Church Street News) IBMA Black String Band Symposium Volunteer at IBMA Email volunteer@ibma.org for more info Releases (The Grass is New) Th…
  continue reading
 
Trey Hensley is simply the most ferocious acoustic guitar player I’ve ever encountered. His attack and control of the guitar is unrivaled and left me in awe. He is, however, also just about as kind and as humble as an East Tennessee man can be. I had a great time playing music with and getting to know more about this musical titan and I’m really ha…
  continue reading
 
It's no secret that Simon Davis LOVES Greek yoghurt as an ingredient. But has he ever been this excited about Greek yoghurt as he is today? Listen for a fantastic rave about Anna Jones's new cookbook 'Easy Wins' - an exasperated take on mayo - and this fantastic recipe: Frizzled Spring Onion and Olive Oil Dip 150g good Greek yoghurt, strained if yo…
  continue reading
 
Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week is Jason Bailey. Mandolinist, composer, teacher, studio musician, Jason Bailey possesses a range of musicianship of a well-seasoned professional and is an essential and powerful asset to Birmingham-based …
  continue reading
 
My guest this week on the podcast is Martin Howley from We Banjo 3. While the band name has banjo in it, what you may not realize is Martin is an incredible mandolin player! We have a great chat and it was fantastic talking with him!https://mandolinsandbeer.com/the-mandolins-and-beer-podcast-episode-120-martin-howley-we-banjo-3/…
  continue reading
 
My guest this week on the podcast is Martin Howley from We Banjo 3. While the band name has banjo in it, what you may not realize is Martin is an incredible mandolin player! We have a great chat and it was fantastic talking with him!https://mandolinsandbeer.com/the-mandolins-and-beer-podcast-episode-120-martin-howley-we-banjo-3/…
  continue reading
 
Folk music singer Ana Egge's 13th album Sharing in the Spirit came out of the musician one song at a time. She didn't even think about moving onto a new song before the writing and production of each song was complete. Working with her friend and collaborator Lorenzo Wolff, the songwriting process and music production plan was to just work on a han…
  continue reading
 
This week we feature guitar and bass player Jed Clark. In our July 2024 issue we include a story about the Indigo Roots Band. The core of the band is comprised of the three Kelley siblings. Jed often plays guitar to make up the fourth member of the band. We talk with Jed about his early days in Arkansas performing with his brother Harry and the man…
  continue reading
 
Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My Guest this week on the podcast is Laura-Beth Salter. A well kent face on the Glasgow Folk and Roots scene, mandolinist, tutor, singer and composer Laura-Beth is a founding member of award winning folk bands The Shee & Ki…
  continue reading
 
My guest on the podcast this week is Chris Eldridge, guitarist with Punch Brothers and Mighty Poplar. Chris is not only one of my favourite guitarists, he's also one of my favourite people I've had on as a guest, so I'm delighted to welcome him back to Bluegrass Jam Along to celebrate the podcast's 400th episode. In this special episode we're chatt…
  continue reading
 
By 2030 we’ll only work 15 hours a week, predicted the legendary economist John Maynard Keynes back in 1930. He thought advances in technology and wealth would let us earn enough money to live in a day or two – leaving the rest of the week for leisure and community service. How wrong he was. We seem to be working more than ever – with technology ad…
  continue reading
 
By 2030 we’ll only work 15 hours a week, predicted the legendary economist John Maynard Keynes back in 1930. He thought advances in technology and wealth would let us earn enough money to live in a day or two – leaving the rest of the week for leisure and community service. How wrong he was. We seem to be working more than ever – with technology ad…
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Quick Reference Guide